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Decaf Tea

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NanKate Tue 21-Sep-21 07:32:09

I’ve only tried decaf coffee and hated the after taste, but now want to try decaf tea for when I get up in the night, unable to sleep.

Any recommendations please ?

Curlywhirly Fri 24-Sep-21 08:01:14

muse

*Curlywhirly*. Sainsbury's sell it.

Many thanks for that. Will definitely give it a try.

rafichagran Fri 24-Sep-21 01:28:11

Yorkshire de cafe is my favourite too. I cant sleep so I am having a cup now.

muse Fri 24-Sep-21 00:40:15

Curlywhirly. Sainsbury's sell it.

Redhead56 Fri 24-Sep-21 00:22:15

When pregnant I could only drink fruit teas which were relatively new thirty four years ago. I still like them but breakfast tea is my favourite. I have tried various decaf tea it is not satisfying or palatable for me. When I visit my son and my daughters homes I take my own tea bags with me and my sterilised long life whole milk. (Very old fashioned I know but my preference). They have skimmed or semi skimmed milk which also is tasteless to me.
It's like margarine or so called butter spreads they are synthetic rubbish that do not make good substitutes for real butter. I would sooner have a little portion of the real McCoy than adulterated rubbish.

Curlywhirly Thu 23-Sep-21 23:48:48

muse

I drink Earl Grey and started drinking rooibos Earl Grey about 6 months ago. Love it. No milk or sugar.

Oh, I love Early Grey and didn't know there was a rooibos one, will look out for it. I can't tolerate caffeine (gives me palpitations) and can recommend the Lidl decaf tea bags as others have suggested.

muse Thu 23-Sep-21 23:07:11

I drink Earl Grey and started drinking rooibos Earl Grey about 6 months ago. Love it. No milk or sugar.

NanKate Thu 23-Sep-21 22:13:35

Thanks folks. I have bought the Yorkshire Tea to sample.

Good idea Lemongrove to get another make in to do a comparison.

Gelisajams Thu 23-Sep-21 21:36:05

We like the coops own decaf tea

Deedaa Thu 23-Sep-21 21:27:08

I find Decaf Yorkshire Tea indistinguishable from their normal tea.

nadateturbe Wed 22-Sep-21 14:08:52

Redbush (Rooibos) for me too. I drink it with milk. Apparently it's used by some mothers for colic in babies. But its believed to have other health benefits too.
It's the only tea we drink.

Esspee Wed 22-Sep-21 14:08:24

Another vote for Lidl's own brand Knightsbridge. My neighbour insists I make the best cup of tea ever. I haven't told her it's decaf.grin

PaperMonster Wed 22-Sep-21 14:00:52

We get Morrison’s decaf tea - we like it.

Callistemon Tue 21-Sep-21 11:54:17

NanKate

I’ve only tried decaf coffee and hated the after taste, but now want to try decaf tea for when I get up in the night, unable to sleep.

Any recommendations please ?

Have you tried Dowe Egberts decaf coffee? It's the only one I like.

PG Tips or Yorkshire decaf tea - doesn't taste any different from caffeinated as far as I can tell.

lemongrove Tue 21-Sep-21 11:27:18

Buy a couple of brands NanKate and see which you prefer?

lemongrove Tue 21-Sep-21 11:26:00

PG Tips decaf fan here ?

hulahoop Tue 21-Sep-21 11:22:19

I use Aldi d's de-caff tea and coffee I find some other supermarket ones too strong .

Greenfinch Tue 21-Sep-21 11:14:34

I have decaf because my GP advised it for lowering BP and also stabilising heart rhythm in AF. Couldn't say if it works or not but worth a try.

Witzend Tue 21-Sep-21 11:12:59

PG decaf here.

jaylucy Tue 21-Sep-21 11:11:05

I found that some brands seem a bit weak to my taste, so just used 2 tea bags for those
De caff doesn't seem as strong as normal tea but I also found that it has a good side effect of helping with my acid reflux as well as helping me to sleep.
I have tried the herbal teas - I had to make sure I drank them early in the evening or I seemed to feel groggy in the morning.

Hetty58 Tue 21-Sep-21 11:05:19

I've never found caffeine to be a problem. I know it may keep some people awake - but not in my family.

Squiffy Tue 21-Sep-21 11:02:14

PG Tips decaffeinated fan here!

We use Gold Blend decaf coffee - it's decaf'd without the use of chemicals. Have also tried and enjoyed Alzera decaf coffee, but only when it's on special offer, as it's not cheap!

Greenfinch Tue 21-Sep-21 10:55:52

Another vote here for the Yorkshire brand. Good with or without milk.

Nannylala Tue 21-Sep-21 08:38:55

Current favourite for decaf tea is Yorkshire decaf and for coffee always use Tesco's own label decaf Gold, very smooth taste.

Greyduster Tue 21-Sep-21 08:37:31

Like Aldom I drink rooibos tea (not Tetleys though, it’s horrible). I can’t drink decaffeinated coffee; it gives me headaches, but the tea doesn’t.

Aldom Tue 21-Sep-21 07:55:16

I drink Rooi Bos/Red Bush tea which is naturally decaffeinated.